Judicial Advocacy
AIPLA files amicus briefs in cases that are important to its members, following a long tradition of judicial advocacy. Those briefs are accessible by clicking the relevant year of the case in the navigation column on the left side of this page.
The AIPLA Amicus Committee receives many requests from parties in litigation for the Association's amicus support, and the Committee considers and recommends to the Board of Directors the best cases for AIPLA to join and urge its positions on the cutting-edge issues of the law. Although AIPLA welcomes the views of the parties to the dispute, the AIPLA amicus positions are the product of independent consideration by the Committee and the Board of Directors, based on the law and their understanding of policy and legal questions in dispute.
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Judicial Advocacy Archives
To see amicus briefs filed by AIPLA from previous years, please click here
Recent Advocacy
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AIPLA Comments on Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations
June 17, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 17, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO on Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations. -
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of "Trump Too Small" Trademark in Vidal v. Elster
June 14, 2024
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the Lanham Act’s names clause does not violate the First Amendment. The decision contrasts with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on August 1, 2023. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees
June 5, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 3, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Trademark Fee Proposal
June 3, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 28, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
May 24, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 21, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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AIPLA Files Brief in Support of None of the Parties in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.
January 1, 2023
Arlington, VA. January 1, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed a merits-stage amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic Int’l Inc., Case. No. 21-1043. -
AIPLA Comments on the Draft Amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China
December 22, 2022
Arlington, VA. December 22, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to China’s State Administration of Market Regulation on the Draft Amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China.
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AIPLA Comments on the Draft Revised Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines
December 19, 2022
Arlington, VA. December 19, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on the Draft Revised Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines.
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AIPLA Comments on USPTO’s Diversion Program
November 10, 2022
Arlington, VA. November 7, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Office of Enrollment and Discipline’s (OED) Diversion Pilot Program. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Subject Matter Guidance
October 21, 2022
Arlington, VA. October 21, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Office’s guidance on patent subject matter eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act.